Belt-hook mount.



Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

W. F. FREEMAN.

BELT HOOK MOUNT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-19.1917.

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WILLIAM F. FREEMAN, OF GRANDVILLE, MICHIGAN.

BELT-HOOK MOUNT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patentd Sept. 10, 1918.

Application filed September 19, 1917. Serial No.'192,183.

scription of the invention, such as will en-.

able others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to belt hooks and a mount for the same, it beingthe object and purpose of the invention to provide an especially simpleand effective mount for belt hooks, which will hold the same in properspaced apart relation so that they may be used with the various belthook attaching tools used with the particular type of staples with whichthis invention is concerned, and from which staples after connectionwith the tool, the mount may be readily stripped so as to leave thestaples in Ehe tool in position for attachment to the elt.

For an understanding of the invention reference may be had to theaccompanying drawing illustrating preferred constructions of the same,in which;

Figure 1 is a plan view of the mount with a number of belt hooksattached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the mount before connection of anystaples thereto, and

Figs. 5 and 6 are side elevations of modified forms of construction ofthe mount.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the various views ofthe drawing.

In the preferred type of construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4: inclusive,a relatively narrow and long member 1, of wood or similar material isprovided, which is out to make upwardly and inwardly inclined sides2,'the upper edge 3 of'the member being narrower than the lower portionthereof, as best shown in Fig. 4. In the upper side of said member aplurality of slots 4 are out leaving there-between upwardly extendingspaced apart tongues 5. The slots do not extend entirely through themember 1, thereby leaving a base from which all of the tongues 5 projectin an upward direction, it being apparent that each tongue has lateraledges which extend upwardly and inwardly toby a rupture or separation ofWard each other, the tongues being practically of trapezoid formation;Preferably, the slots between the tongues are alternately of greater andless depths, though this feature is not essential to my invention.

The belt hooks whichare adapted to be attached to the mount thusproduced, areformed of .wire, each including a curved bight 6 from whichproject a pair of diverging arms 7, from the free ends of which inwardly extending attaching prongs 8 are bent, this being awell knowntype of belt hook or staple. In practice the staples are entered intothe spaces or slots between the tongues 5, the free ends of the armspassing into said slots, while the bights 6 extenda distance above theupper edges of the tongues as shown in Figs. 1, 2,'and 3. The stapleshave arms 7 alternately of greater and less lengths so that when placedin the slots-4, those parts of the staples extending above the mount arein alinement and the arms of the staples parallel substantially thelateral edges of the tongues. To complete the mount and normally retainthe staples in place, strips of thin material, preferably paper, areglued or otherwise suitably cemented tov the sides of the' mountand tothe lateral edges of the tongues, passing across the spaces 4 wherebyany separation of a staple from the mount must be preceded the paperfrom the member 1. This can be attained by application of sufficientforce, but ordinarily will not occur in the usual handling of thecombined mount and staples.

Staples mounted in the character described may'be entered into the slotsof belt holding tools which are used with this charactor of staple, atool, for instance, such as shown in United States Patent No. 1,060,746,issued May 6, 1918, or others of similar type.- The projecting curvedbights of the staples enter the slots of a tool of this character andmay be held from disengagment from the tool by the regular retaining pinthereof, after which by exertion of a pulling force on the member 1, itmay be separated from all of the staples, the frangible retainingmembers 9 either disrupting or breaking loose from the sides of themount to permit freeing of the staples. Also, for different widths ofbelts, the mount may be readily out between any two adjacent staples bythe use of a knife, so that the proper number of staples may be placedin the tool for attachment to a given width of belt.

Various modifications in structure may be resorted to for production ofthe main member of the mount. For instance, a series of card boardsections 10 may be provided, their lower ends being turned backwardly asindicated at 11, and a plurality of the same connected side by side asshown in Fig. 5, said sections 11. spacing the bodies of the sections 10from each other to make spaces 12 into which the staples may beinserted. At the end a plain section 13 may be used to complete saidstaple-holding member. Likewise, a plurality of up standing sections 14,formed from card board or other suitable material, may be separated fromeach other at their lower ends by interposed shorter sections 15,whereby spaced apart tongues are provided between which the staples maybe located. These and various other modifications in structure will occur to others skilled in the art and I, accordingly, do not wish myinvention to be limited to the specific structures disclosed, butconsider myself entitled to all modifications of structure which fallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a mount including spaced apart tongues, said tongueshaving inclined edges whereby they are narrower at their upper ends thanat their lower ends, a plurality of belt hooks, each having divergingarms, located in the spaces between the tongues, said arms substantiallyparalleling the inclined edges of said tongues, and means connected tothe edges of said tongues normally retaining the belt hooks in positionon the mount, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In combination, a mount including spaced apart parallel tongues, belthooks, each including two connected diverging arms, inserted betweensaid tongues, and means attached to the mount and, adapted to engagewith said diverging arms to hold the belt books on the mount,substantially as described.

3. In combination, a mount including spaced apart parallel tongues, belthooks, each including two connected diverging arms, inserted betweensaid tongues, the free ends of the arms entering between the tongues andthe connecting portions of the hooks extending beyond the tongues, and afrangible means connected to the mount and engaging with the arms of thebelt hooks to normally hold them on the mount, said frangible meansbeing readily ruptured on application of force to separate the hooksfrom the mount.

at. In combination, a mount comprising a relatively narrow and longbase, spaced apart parallel tongues of trapezoid form projectingupwardly from the base, a plurality of belt hooks, each comprising, acurved bight connecting two diverging arms, inserted between thetongues, the free ends of the arms of said hooks locating between thetongues and the bights extending beyond said tongues, and strips of thinmaterial connected to the lateral edges of said tongues and passingacross the spaces between the same to hold the hooks on the mount.

5. In combination, a mount comprising a relatively long and narrow base,spaced apart tongues projecting upwardly from the base, said tongueshaving inwardly and up wardly extending lateral. edges, belt hooks, eachincluding diverging arms connected by a curved bight, inserted betweenthe tongues, the free ends of the arms entering between the tongues andsubstantially paralleling the lateral edges thereof, and a strip offrangible material cemented on each side of the mount and passing acrossthe spaces between the tongues thereof to hold the hooks on the mountagainst displacement, substantially as described.

6. A mount for belt hooks comprising a relatively long and narrow base,and spaced apart tongues projecting upwardly therefrom, said tongueshaving upwardly and inwardly inclined lateral edges, substantially asdescribed.

7. A mount for belt hooks comprising a relatively long and narrow base,spaced apart tongues projecting upwardly in parallel relation from thebase, said tongues being spaced apart a distance such that belt staplesmay freely enter between the tongues, and having upwardly and inwardlyinclined lateral edges, and said spaces between the tongues beingalternatively of greater and less depths, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

In testimony whereof I alhx my signature.

VJILLIAM F. FREEMAN.

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